Thread: Barbell Bar

On average the bar weighs 45 pounds. Some as little as 42.5 and others as high as 47. Most if not all typically include the bar.

i only include the the bar, i'm like "last night i did like 3 bars.........3 z-bars"
when i say i can do 225 thats two plates on one side and three on the other.

barbell bar is 45lbs and in uk thats 20kg's

haha, ...I remember someone telling me it was 10kg, so since then Ive always added 10KG to come to the final weight , so I suppose my bench has just magically gone up 22lbs, GREAT

Thats the Olympic size bar. Isnt the standard bar 25 lbs, not that many people still use them. EZ curl bar (olympic) is 25 lbs (ish)

Originally Posted by MTN WARRIOR

Thats the Olympic size bar. Isnt the standard bar 25 lbs, not that many people still use them. EZ curl bar (olympic) is 25 lbs (ish)

Good point I think the standard bar is only 25 pounds.

I have 45, 35 and 25 pound bars at my gym

depends if the barbell is for curling purposes or benching purposes i guess.
at my gym there is like mini BB's just for curling, my guess is 25 lbs.

Originally Posted by silencer

when measuring how much you are benching do you count the plates only or do you include the bar?

I'm gonna come off sounding a bit snide here, but please don't take offense, I don't mean to be. Whey benching, are you lifting the plates AND the bar, or are you just lifting the plates? Get my point?

My two standard bars weigh 20 lbs each.. my combo standard bar weighs 10 lbs.. and my olympic barbell is 45 pounds.

Originally Posted by silencer

How much does the average Barbell that people use to bench press weigh? and another question...when measuring how much you are benching do you count the plates only or do you include the bar?

an olympic bar (that you'd use for bench press.. squats.. deads..) weighs 20kg (45lb), a standard barbell weighs roughly 12.5kg (25lb)

are you guys referring to a 6 foot standard barbell? cause ive seen a few different sizes.

Don't forget about the Texas strong bar that weights 100 pounds.